Biography
Wolfgang Niedecken (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈniːdɛkŋ̍], Colognian pronunciation: [ˈvolfjaŋ ˈnidɛkˑən]; born 30 March 1951) is a German singer and musician. He founded the Kölsch-speaking rock group BAP at the end of the 1970s and soon became famous with BAP all over Germany. He is the lead singer and only remaining founding member of BAP. Niedecken attended boarding school in Rheinbach from 1961 to 1970. From 1966 onwards, he played in the school band The Convikts and The Troop. He studied art at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, graduating in 1974 after a short-term exchange in New York with Howard Kanovitz and Larry Rivers. He remains an active painter who both designs most of the covers of the BAP albums and holds exhibitions of his work.
He suffered a stroke on 3 November 2011. As a consequence, BAP's concert dates were cancelled and the tour rescheduled, with the first performance on 3 May 2012.Niedecken is an avid campaigner for political and social causes. He was one of the initiators of the 1992 event Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander (literally: Get off your arse and open your mouth), an open-air concert in Cologne against racism. In 2002, he campaigned for a continuation of the "red-green" (SPD and The Greens) coalition in the German parliament. He was also goodwill ambassador of the aid organisation Gemeinsam für Afrika (Together for Africa) from 2004 to 2005.
Niedecken played a live concert with the band Bläck Fööss in the Millowitsch-Theater in Cologne. This concert was released on the double CD Bläck Fööss & Fründe (literally: Bläck Fööss and friends). Niedecken and Leopardefell were also the backing musicians on Bruce Springsteen's hit "Hungry Heart" when it was re-released in 1995 and featured in the video which was shot in a bar in Berlin.
Filmography
all 87
self 82
TV Shows 72
Movies 15
Radikal an der Basis: Das Nürnberger KOMM (2023)
Paul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende (2022)
Legendär! (2021)
Alles ist im Fluss - Wolfgang Niedecken zum 70. (2021)
Die Roland Kaiser Show: Liebe kann uns retten (2020)
Asi mit Niwoh (2019)
Mein Lieblingsjahr - Mit Stars durch die Jahrzehnte (2018)
Bob Dylan's America (2018)
phoenix persönlich (2018)
Horst Lichter sucht das Glück (2017)
I've Lost My Mind in Essen: 40 Jahre Rockpalast-Nacht (2017)
Dinner Party – Der Late-Night-Talk (2017)
MDR um 11 (2017)
Ringlstetter (2016)
My Idiot Friend (2016)
One Night Song (2016)
Alaaf You (2016)
Niedeckens BAP Live im Heimathafen (2016)
Cinema Perverso (2015)
Mann tv (2015)
Dolezal Backstage (2015)
PussyTerror TV (2015)
Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert (2014)
Bauerfeind assistiert (2014)
Kunscht! (2014)
MDR um 4 (2014)
Love Supreme - Sechs Saiten und ein Brett (2014)
Hoffmanns fabelhafte Welt der Gemüse (2013)
Lesenswert (2013)
Heimwärts mit... (2013)
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen (2012)
Günther Jauch (2011)
Pelzig hält sich (2011)
Museums-Check mit Markus Brock (2010)
Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz (2010)
Tietjen und Hirschhausen (2009)
Goisern Goes West (2009)
BAP - Rockpalast: Grugahalle (2008)
BAP - Rockpalast: Freilichtbühne Loreley, 28.08.1982 (2008)
Plasberg persönlich (2008)
Nachtlinie (2007)
Inas Nacht (2007)
WegGefährten (2007)
Vorfahren gesucht (2006)
aufgspuit! (2006)
Die Besten im Westen (2005)
Studio Friedman (2005)
Leute am Donnerstag (2004)
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben (2004)
Die ultimative Chartshow (2003)
Gipfeltreffen (2003)
Gero von Boehm begegnet... (2002)
BAP - Viel Passiert (2002)
Hart aber fair (2001)
Abendschau (2000)
Maybrit Illner (1999)
Volle Kanne (1999)
TV Total (1999)
Beckmann (1999)
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show (1998)
Sabine Christiansen (1998)
Nachtstudio (1997)
Im Dialog (1997)
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen (1996)
Zimmer frei! (1996)
Tigerenten Club (1996)
José Carreras Gala (1995)
Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio (1994)
Morgenmagazin (1992)
ECHO-Verleihung (1992)
DAS! (1991)
Pssst ... (1990)
Zeil um Zehn (1990)
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1989)
Geld oder Liebe (1989)
Nachtcafé (1987)
ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986)
Flutlicht (1984)
Bei Bio (1983)
Menschen (1982)
Wortwechsel (1982)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
NDR Talk Show (1979)
Kölner Treff (1976)
III nach neun (1974)
Die ZDF-Hitparade (1969)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1951-03-30 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceCologne, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsBAP
AwardsPaul-Lincke-Ring, Frankfurter Musikpreis, Steiger Award, Friedestrompreis, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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